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if it's for rich people,

Poor people, black,

white, men or women,

Or people you can't

tell the difference.

I know what you think of me,

and most of the time,

I couldn't care less, but

let me tell you something, boy.

I am not a racist.

Fine, you're not a racist.

All right.

You're just a sexist.

Thank you.

- Let's make a list.

- All right.

Well, we need to see

where it happened,

Check the police records.

We need to interview

Wallace Sampson's girlfriend.

She was the last one to see him

before he got killed.

Okay, write that down.

I've got a pen and pad

in the glove box.

Uh...

.22 Magnum.

That'll stop a bad guy.

That thing could have gone off.

Nah. The hammer block is in.

Put that away for me, will you?

So, it's true,

you do carry a gun.

On this trip, three.

The 22 Magnum.

I got a270 in the trunk.

And when all else fails,

I've got a little Henry...

a double-Shot Derringer.

Nice, huh?

I can't believe you

brought all those weapons.

This is Alabama, boy.

Alcohol, tobacco, and firearms

ain't a government agency,

It's a dang shopping list.

Oh, boy, here we go.

Oh, boy. We got a cop

with a big hat.

Officer.

License and registration.

Uh huh.

Officer Peringer, hey.

Matt Harper

from The Nashville Times.

We met the other day.

Sorry about your dad.

You were speeding,

We were doing 55.

Well, it drops to 35

at the town limit.

I didn't see a sign.

I'll handle this.

Officer, how much is the fine?

$100. Or we can

go see the judge.

Just pay him. Actually,

you know what? Pay him $200.

The next time

we come through here,

We'll be going

the exact same speed.

I've heard enough from you.

Hand me the registration.

Officer, I can explain

the pistol in the glove box.

Freeze, you keep your hands up

where I can see 'em.

Up, both of you.

I've also got a270

in the trunk.

Move.

Come on, this way.

I'm gonna have to

call you back.

You too, buddy.

What you got, Olen?

Speeding and carrying

concealed weapons.

And one of them threw up

in the patrol car.

Ma'am, we didn't mean to

speed, and we're not dangerous.

We're reporters.

Which one of you is sick?

Take off the handcuffs, Olen.

Go get the judge.

Sit.

You're not gonna throw up

in here, are you?

No, ma'am.

Mm-Mm.

Carrying concealed weapons

Is a serious violation

of the Alabama criminal code.

It would be, yes, sir,

but, uh, I have a permit.

- That a fact?

- Yeah.

Mm mm.

I remember you.

You're that rude reporter.

Sorry, sir. We don't

mean to make trouble.

So, are you reporting

on the chief's death?

No, we're here for

something else, actually.

Ever hear of a kid

named Wallace Sampson?

Well, I'll be jiggered.

Trey Hall must have

latched on to you.

How'd you know?

Because I've known Trey

and her daddy

Since Moses was in diapers.

Oh, Trey's a good girl.

Bless her heart,

I know she means well,

But too much money

and too little to do

Is a bad combination.

Meaning what?

Meaning I'd had to see you

waste your time,

Especially since your little

expedition down here

Is already costing you a fine.

We never saw

a city speed limit sign.

Yeah, that sign got shot up

a few years back.

We haven't had the money

to replace it.

That is ridiculous.

How much

could it possibly cost?

It ain't the cost of the sign.

It's all the revenue in money

we'd lose writing fewer tickets.

It's like my daddy always said,

Every Yankee tourist

is worth a bale of cotton,

And a whole lot easier to pick.

Welcome to Amos, boys.

Man, you almost blew it.

Oh, I almost blew it?

Wouldn't have got in trouble

in the first place

If you hadn't

lipped off to the cop.

Ain't you ever heard of "never

complain, never explain"?

Well, I wasn't the one speeding

And you didn't say anything

about the derringer.

What if he searched you?

The whole point of

a Derringer is surprise.

Yeah, well, it was

an unnecessary risk

And it jeopardized the story.

Well, all right.

I'll tell you what.

I'll play by the rules

If you act like

you've done this before.

I have done this before.

Investigated a murder?

Well, not exactly.

That's all right.

I've never exactly

played by the rules.

Come on,

let's go to the crime scene.

- Hey.

- Hey.

- This the place?

- Yep.

Wow.

There's nothing

to see in there.

Wallace and the chief

were killed out front.

They were both killed

in the same spot?

practically the same place.

That's weird.

There's a dozen places

a shooter could hide. Yeah, boy.

Looks like somebody lived here.

Or worked here.

Gross.

I say we move on.

This place may be abandoned,

but somebody owns it.

Let's go back to the cop shop,

Try to dig up

that police report.

This place really is nowhere.

I can't even get a signal.

Sometimes I can

get one outside.

I found something.

Okay, the night

before the shooting,

Someone threw

a firebomb at the store.

The firebomb was reported when

the man who runs the store,

A Braeford Watson,

Gets here to work

and saw the scorch marks.

Wallace is shot

the next night as he walks by.

All right, so let's say

Wallace threw the firebomb.

It's a dud,

So he comes back the next night

to finish the job.

Watson shoots him.

He's there

to protect the store.

There was never any evidence

of Wallace having a firebomb,

And I really don't think

he was that kind of a kid.

Mm mm.

Well, let's get the newspaper

And see if Watson's name

shows up in any old clips.

Yeah.

Not so fast. Put those files

back where you got them.

Your mama's not here to

clean up after you.

Yes, ma'am.

Lord have mercy.

Where's Rhett and Scarlett?

That's Delana's car.

Oh, boy. Bet I could sell

tickets to this fight.

Who's Delana?

Hey, I'm so glad to see you.

Listen, I know

you don't believe me

About the wedding planner

thing,

But I was just distracted with

the protest and everything.

This isn't about us.

Matt, your father's very sick.

- What is it?

- They don't know for sure.

He's going in

for tests tomorrow.

You need to be there.

Is it cancer?

They're not sure.

Uh, you drove all the way down

here to tell me that?

Your dad called me.

He couldn't get you

and I couldn't either.

Oh, jeez, I forgot to call him.

- Oh.

- Hi.

- Delana Calhoun.

- Trey Hall.

I thought... thought you

were a he.

Yeah, I get that a lot.

Must be my manly physique.

I'm sorry. I've got to go.

Wait, you just got here.

We've got things to talk about.

I can't.

Yeah, the man

who ran the store,

One of the grand dragons

of the Alabama Klan.

He got convicted

Of clubbing a civil rights

marcher in Montgomery.

- We've got a story.

- Yeah, we've got a story.

Braeford Watson was a bad man.

Where is he now?

Burnin' with the devil,

I imagine.

He passed years ago.

Okay, there's unrest in Amos.

Somebody throws a firebomb

at the store.

It does not burn down.

Watson's not taking any chances.

He spends the night there.

- Where?

- In the back room.

- You paying attention?

- Sorry.

Anyway, maybe it was Wallace

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